• GraniteM@lemmy.world
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    In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that accomplished environmental goals set by the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million, providing ecological benefits including improved water quality, enhanced biodiversity, and better water retention.

    Beaver-engineered dam in the Czech Republic

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      bureaucracy delaying an important project because ofcourse it did

      Those beavers: fine I’ll do it my fucking self

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        presumably the local government at somepoint was like “we gotta hire a hunter to kill these beavers, their activity will delay our ecological restoration project, which is already behind, further”